Podcasting and Vodcasting: Flash Gordon Meets iPod Ellen Robertson, HHH Instructional Computing Facilitator, 15 hr PDP Workshop
How New Technologies Will Affect What/How We Teach
Did you Know?
Podcasts and Vodcasts
Pre-recorded radio (and now video) series or episodes that are delivered to your computer--think “Flash Gordon” Saturday matinees!
Allows educators/students to:
Publish audio and/or video content to web that can then be “subscribed” to by an “aggregator” like iTunes
Can then be synched to an MP3 player
What Can You Do With Podcasting/Podcatching?
Speak
Listen
Teach
Learn
Why Do Kids Think Its Cool?
anybody with a microphone, a computer and an Internet connection can publish audio/video shows that can be listened to/seen by people anywhere in the world
barriers to entry are very low--little “geek factor”
popular way for people share audio/video shows
time shift
can be automatically downloaded to portable media players; can be listened to whenever it's convenient
Why Do Kids Think Its Cool?
It’s free!
can be subscribed to--don’t have to remember to retrieve it
great mobility
repeatable
recyclable
personal
9.2 million US adults downloaded an audio podcast and 5.6 million downloaded a video podcast by end of 2006
Which would your students choose as an assessment? Click above to view Unterwegs mit Herrn Nelson 1
Podcasting covers many topics and countries
There are already many types of podcasts, including audio books , music shows , news, humor and sports.
Most podcasts are created by amateurs, but there are also commercial podcasts and independently produced podcasts.
There are podcasts in Dutch, French, German, Icelandic, Italian, Mohawk, Spanish, and many other languages
From podcastingnews.com
Coolest of all is that if you've got a great idea for a podcast, you can probably do it!
Websites House Podcasts
Podcasts can originate as a website that will enable visitors to:
Find specific episodes
Subscribe to present and future episodes
Listen to/view episodes
Comment /interact with the episode or producer of the episode
See a sample: http: //hhhskills . podomatic .com/
Subscribe to Podcasts to:
Use as “do nows” for your classes
Learn a new language
Keep students informed of current events
Quickly hear the news of the day
Stay healthy
Learn about finances
Laugh
See the epnweb directory
Find Education Podcasts
iTunes>iTunes store>Podcasts>education
iTunes>iTunes store>Podcasts>browse
Education Podcast Network http: //epnweb .org
Podcast .net
podcastalley .com
NPR podcast directory
Find one educational podcast to tell the class about
Found Great Podcasts? How Do I Keep Track?
RSS Feeds R eal S imple S yndication or “ R eady for S ome S tories”
A Podcast has a special type of RSS feed
Look for these icons on a web page that has a podcast
How to “subscribe” to Podcasts
Install a free podcast “aggregator” on your machine like iTunes or iPodder
Search through iTunes directory
Click on the subscribe button
If you find a podcast on a website, copy the URL of the podcast and in iTunes, go to advanced>subscribe to podcast
Some sites have a podcast subscribe button that auto subscribes you to iTunes if clicked
You DON’T Need One of These to Listen to Podcasts
And You Don’t Need This! Because almost all podcasts are free!
Podcast CREATION Needs ( simplest form for PC or Mac):
MP3 recorders or a computer with recording capabilites (ALL Macs come equipped to record)
Software for recording MP3s ( Audacity and its LAME framework--free!)
Computer to edit/enhance the audio files
Internet connection
Weblog or Podcast server or access to a free site such as podomatic
Software for recording audio (Audacity and its LAME framework)
Computer/software to create slideshow or movie with narration and export as a .mov file
QuickTimePro7 to save the .mov as .mv4
Internet connection
Weblog or Podcast server or access to a free site such as podomatic
Simplest Way to Podcast or Vodcast? Just Use GarageBand!!!
Steps to Podcast/Vodcast Production
1. Plan: Storyboard and Write
2. Produce: Record/shoot the pieces
3. Chop: Edit the pieces
4. Publish: Share your creation by uploading to the HHH podcast server
Suggestions For YOUR Podcasts
Storyboard and write your podcast out.
Write a standard introduction that includes your name, organization/affiliation, a motto or statement of purpose, and web site address where folks can find other podcasts.
Mention some of the topics you'll be discussing.
Select an intro tune, exit tune, and tune to play during pauses or topics ahead of time.
How to Make a Vodcast
Use iMovie 6 on a Mac to create a slideshow/video with narration
Export your movie to GarageBand and add intro music, exit music
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